Fishing tackle



April 15, 1952 A. c. DE MELLO 2,592,664

FISHING TACKLE Filed April 11, 1950 IE: I: l 10 INVENTOR. ALFRED C. DE.MELLO ATTOIZNEYS Patented Apr. 15, 1952 r v UNITED ;;:"SJTAT:ES PATIENT*pOFF-ITGE 7 FISHING TACKLE Alfred C. De Mello, N,ew..Bedford, Mass.

Application-April 11, 1950, Seria1 N-1155J55 1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to fifishing tackle, and hasmore'particular reference to an improved fishing hook constructionincluding means for attachingthe hook to a fishing line.

It is an object of theinventionto provide a fishing hookwith.meansforattaching the same to a fishing line whichwill hold the,shank of the hook in a position atright angles to the fishing line, thehook portion being positioned laterally outwardly from the fishing lineand extending downwardly and inwardly toward the line, the hook thusoccupying a position in which it will not become snarled with thefishing line or other objects.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a fishing hookincluding means for easily and quickly attaching the same to a fishingline and adjusting the same longitudinally thereon without the use ofknots.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a fishing hook of theabove mentioned character an integral construction in which the fishinghook and the attaching means therefor are formed of a single continuouspiece of material, in order to provide a device of simple and low-costconstruction.

Further objects and features of the present invention will becomeapparent from the following description when considered in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, and the invention consists in the novelform, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, shown in such drawing, and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevational View showing a fishing line equipped with ahook constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the fishing hook.

Figure 3 is a partial sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a modifiedconstruction of a fishing hook.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of the fishing hook shown in Figure4.

Referring in detail to the drawing, Figure 1 shows a fishing line ill towhich is attached a sinker H and a fishing hook l2 constructed accordingto the invention.

The fishing hook I2 is a double hook arrangement and consists of alength of wire bent upon itself intermediate its ends to form a straightportion and a coiled portion, the coiled portion being formed about thestraight portion between its ends to form a brace portion l4 having aloop l3 at its inner end. with one of the portions of the wire adjacentthe outer end of the brace portion I4 being bent to form a half -loop l5facing; ,inone direction and "the other or the 'plemental half loop 15facingin the opposite form a closed loop 25.

direction, the half loops 15 together-forming a loop I! at the outer endof the brace portion l4. From the loop I! the end portions of the wireextend in opposite directions and at right angles to the straightportion to form straight shank portions I8. From the terminating ends ofthe shank portions I8 the two wire portions are bent to form hookmembers l9 which terminate in barbed points 20. The hook portions (9 aredirected downwardly and inwardly, as shown in Figure 1.

The fishing hook is attached to the fishing line as shown in Figure 1.The fishing line H) is passed through the loop l1, then wound around thebrace member Hl several times as shown at 2| and then passed through theloop member l3 several times as shown at 22, after which it is attachedto the sinker II. This will securely hold the fishing hook 12 to thefishing line It) without the use of knots. Due to the attachment of thefishing line ID to the brace member l4 and to the pull of the sinker H,the shank portions l8 of the fishing hook will be held in a positionextending at right angles to the fishing line l0 and the hook portionsl9 will be located in an outwardly spaced position relative to thefishing line, with the hook portions l9 directed downwardly and inwardlytoward the line. This position of the hook portions 18 facilitates theengagement of the hook in the mouth of a fish, since the barbs 20 willenter the lower jaw of the fish and be retained therein. Also, thisposition of the hook portions I9 and barbs 20 will reduce the tendencyof the hooks to snarl in the line or snag on objects in the water or onthe bottom, Furthermore, the provision of the two oppositely disposedhooks provides a balanced arrangement which assists in maintaining theshanks of the hooks at right angles to the fishing line.

Figure 4 shows a modified form of hook construction employing a singlehook in place of the pair of hooks shown in Figure 1. In this form alength of wire is bent at one end to From loop 25 the wire is extendedto form a straight brace member 26. A closed loop 21 is formed at theother end of the brace member 26. From the loop 21 the wire extends atright an les to the brace member 26 to form the straight shank portion28 of the manner as in the fishing hook shown in Figure 1.

I claim:

A fishing hook formed of a length of wire bent upon itself intermediateits ends to form a straight portion and a coiled portion, said coiledportion being formed about said straight portion between its ends toform a brace portion having a loop at its inner and outer ends, the endportions of said wire extending in opposite directions from the loop onthe outer end of said brace portionand at right angles thereto to formstraight shank portions, and a hook portion terminating in a barbedpoint on the terminating end of each of said shank portions;

ALFRED C. DE MELLO.

file of this patent:

wire and as such are adapted to low cost production, and are durable inconstruction.

It will be apparent that the invention is susceptible of various minorchanges and modifications such as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed.

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